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At the corner store (Au dépanneur)

A neighbourhood corner store, late in the day. A regular customer and the cashier. Estimated level : B1

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Questions

1. Qu'est-ce que le client achète?

2. Pourquoi le client s'inquiète-t-il de la machine à cartes?

3. Comment le client paie-t-il?

Glossary: Québec, standard French, English

QuébecStandard FrenchEnglish
dépanneur (dépanneur / dep)petite épicerie de quartiercorner store open late
une pinte de laitun litre de lait (environ)a quart of milk (about 1 litre)
déjeunerpetit-déjeunerbreakfast (in Québec, déjeuner = breakfast, dîner = lunch, souper = dinner)
breuvagesboissonsdrinks
beignesbeignetsdoughnuts
piassesdollarsbucks (familiar)
passer mon tourrenoncer, déclinerto pass
ça marched'accordokay, sure
comptanten espècesin cash
avoir de la misère àavoir du mal àto have trouble doing something
la semaine passéela semaine dernièrelast week
NIPcode confidentielPIN
bienvenue (en réponse à merci)de rien, je vous en prieyou're welcome
pas pirepas mal, ça va biennot bad (standard reply to 'how are you')

Good to know : The dépanneur (the “dep”) is a Québec institution: a small shop open late that sells groceries, lottery tickets and, in some cases, beer and wine.

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